Lobo head basketball coach Steve Alford signed a three-year contract extension, Athletics Director Paul Krebs announced Monday. The contract keeps Alford signed through the 2015-16 season. There is no pay raise, and Alford will continue to make about $975,000 per year.
About 90 people marched Saturday to honor civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. The march started at the Sanchez Farm on Arenal Road at 9 a.m. They planted seeds and worked the land before marching about two miles to the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Student Elizabeth Silva said that as a member of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán, the march was a way to remind Hispanics that it is important to give back to their community like Chavez did.
Task force aims to reduce alcohol-related incidents GALLUP (AP) - An interagency task force is aimed at reducing alcohol-related crashes, injuries and deaths through sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. City and state police officers, and McKinley County sheriff's deputies will be cross-commissioned to extend their jurisdiction onto Navajo lands within the county.
Staff report GPSA voted unanimously to delay its presidential election for three weeks during a special meeting Saturday. The election, originally scheduled for April 7 to 10, will now be held April 28 to May 1. Elections Chairman Tarrance LeNoir said the Graduate and Professional Student Association decided to postpone the election to abide by the group's constitution.
Peter Lynch will face charges of criminal damage to property Tuesday at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. In September, Lynch - a UNM student and Air Force veteran -- removed a Mexican flag from a pole outside Scholes Hall, tore it and took it to the Air Force ROTC office.
Adriana Villar Graduate student Community and regional planning I do a lot of stuff online, but I think it's a good idea because schoolwork can be pretty demanding, and you never know when you will need more time to do homework. Jake Vargas Sophomore Biology I think that's a good idea because a lot of students work during the day, and a lot of people come and take classes during the night.
ASUNM senators will wrap up a week of promoting recycling by hosting an eco-friendly fashion show called Project Greenway. Models in the show will wear homemade outfits made of recyclable materials. The show is at noon today in the SUB Atrium. Senators of the Associated Students of UNM assisted the University in competing with other campuses during RecycleMania - a 10-week friendly competition over who can collect the most cans or recycle the most paper goods.
New Mexico AIDS Services is looking to raise $60,000 by this weekend. The service is hosting an AIDS walk Saturday that begins at Civic Plaza at 3 p.m. New Mexico AIDS Services' goal is to "build a stronger community than AIDS," said Ken Madden, vice president of the agency's board of directors.
Police: Deputy killed man accused of shooting officer CLOUDCROFT (AP) - State police confirmed Thursday that a man fatally shot by an Otero County sheriff's deputy was fugitive Kurt Sohrbeck. State police initially said Sohrbeck, who was wanted in the wounding of a Lincoln County sheriff's deputy, exchanged gunfire with Sgt.
The UNM Police Department is receiving high-profile kudos. The U.S. Attorney's office and local Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms recognized the work of Ultra, the police dog, on Friday with a commemorative plaque in a ceremony held at the police station.
UNM raised more than $515,000 for a United Way fundraiser, exceeding its goal by about $50,000 two months after it began collecting donations in October. About 800 people helped UNM contribute to the United Way of Central New Mexico's "Giving Makes Life Better Campaign," an annual fundraiser.
Albuquerque and UNM are trying to develop sustainable resources, and they want students to help with their cause. John Soladay, environmental health director for the city of Albuquerque, said students can help by using their free pass to ride city buses. "The more we use alternative transportation, like buses and the Rail Runner, the less single-occupancy trips we have in our vehicles and the more fuel we save, in addition to saving our environment," he said.
Supreme Court suspends judge charged with fraud SANTA FE (AP) - A newly elected municipal judge in Sunland Park is temporarily suspended without pay while prosecutors pursue a criminal case against him. The state Supreme Court ordered the suspension for Horacio Favela after a hearing.
March 21 A UNM Police officer was dispatched to Coronado Hall to look for a man who tried to kidnap a student. A woman said she was walking from her Alvarado dorm room to her off-campus job when she encountered the man. The woman said the man was standing outside his car and had the door on the driver's side open.
President David Schmidly announced Tuesday that Suzanne Trager Ortega will be UNM's provost. Ortega will take office Aug. 1. Schmidly said Ortega is a good fit for the job, because she has a great interest in students, is a good listener and has a sense of humor.
DWI offenders to be sentenced at school (AP) - Valencia County Magistrate Daniel H. Hawkes wants to show high school seniors the real deal when he sentences six people who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He's preparing to set up his court Thursday in the Belen High School auditorium, where the defendants will appear in handcuffs and leg shackles and will be guarded by police officers in uniform.
Albuquerque artist Paul Ré is looking to give back to the University. Ré plans to donate his house, property and art archive to UNM's Jonson Gallery when he dies. His assets will be liquidated and given to the University, and his art will be used in a rotating exhibition at the UNM Art Museum, Ré said.
In Tuesday's story "UNM: Behavior in class could warn of violence," it should have said that under UNM's Student Code of Conduct, students can be expelled if perceived as a threat. The error was made in editing.
UNM property was damaged during an anti-war protest that happened over spring break. And the University wants Stop the War Machine, the group that organized the protest, to pay for the mess. The UNM Police Department found red handprints plastered on sidewalks, streets, buildings and signs near the Institute for Public Policy, at 1805 Sigma Chi Road, said Lt.
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